How to Remap Your PS4 DualShock Controller Buttons
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Button remapping is one of the many accessibility features that your PS4 includes. With this, you can choose to have any button on your PS4 activate a different one, according to your needs.
Whether you need this feature for accessibility purposes or want to swap an inconvenient control mapping, we'll show you how to remap buttons on your PS4 controller.
How to Remap Buttons on a PS4 Controller
To access the remapping menu on your PS4, select the Settings icon from the top row on the home menu, then select Accessibility from the list. Near the bottom of the Accessibility menu, select Button Assignments .
Inside the Button Assignments menu, you need to check Enable Custom Button Assignments , then Customize Button Assignments once the first is checked.
From here, you'll see a grid of buttons that lets you re-assign anything on the controller, except for the touchpad and PS button. To make a change, select an item you want to remap and choose the target button. Anything you've changed will glow, and the inverse assignment will also swap. Choose Reset to start over.
Note that L3 and R3 are the buttons when you push the left and right stick respectively, while L and R are the sticks themselves.
Feel free to make as many, or as few, changes as you like. What you choose is up to you; if your favorite game doesn't let you change the controls in the way you prefer, you can override them. For example, a lot of first-person shooters use Circle for crouch and R3 for melee, so you might wish to swap those here if this isn't an in-game option.
Notes About PS4 Remapping
When you remap PS4 buttons using this menu, it changes them at the hardware level. Games will not be aware that you've changed your controls, so using the above example, if a game says "Press Circle to crouch" you'll have to press R3 to do so.
You cannot have multiple profiles of button remaps. You'll have to go into this menu and make changes each time if you want to use a different configuration for various games.
For convenience, you can check Add to Quick Menu on the Accessibility menu. This will place some accessibility options in the PS4's shortcut menu (which appears when you long-press the PS button). It's both a handy way to organize your PS4 and a faster way to toggle button remapping. If you uncheck the Enable Custom Button Assignments box, either here or on the above menu, you can disable the remapping while still keeping your preferences saved.
In all, this option is most useful when you want to permanently remap a few controls. We recommend using the in-game control options to remap whenever possible, as that's easier to keep track of. If you're remapping because of problems with your controller, see how to fix your PS4 controller .
Remap PS4 Buttons for Your Convenience
That's all there is to the process of remapping the buttons on your PS4 controller. This makes it easier to enjoy games when the default control scheme isn't usable, for whatever reason.
Speaking of accessibility, did you know that the PlayStation Store presents accessibility options so you know what a game offers before you buy?
- PlayStation 4
- Game Controller